The 2020–21 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 20th season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. The league season was played in two divisions, SWPL 1 with eight teams and SWPL 2 with 10 teams.[1] Glasgow City were the defending champions, having won the last completed championship in 2019. The league was known as the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons.[2]
The previous season, 2020, was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and was subsequently declared null and void.[3] Following this cancellation, Scottish Women's Football reverted to the winter-season format last used in 2008–09.[4] The new season started on 18 October 2020 and concluded on 4 July 2021. It had been agreed that there would be no relegation from SWPL 1, and that there would be 10 teams in the top division in 2021–22.[5] The 2020–21 season was interrupted for more than three months by the pandemic; SWPL 1 played no games between January and March.[6][7][8]
Glasgow City won the championship by three points from Celtic, the runners-up.[9] This was Glasgow City's 14th national league title in succession, the most in Scottish senior football history, and five fewer than the world record in women's football at the time, 19, by SFK.[10][11]
Aberdeen won the SWPL 2 title, and won promotion alongside the runners-up, Hamilton Academical.[12][13] Partick Thistle were later added as a third promoted club, after Forfar Farmington withdrew from the SWPL.[14]
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Team | Location | Head coach | Home ground | Capacity | 2019 position |
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Celtic | East Kilbride | ![]() |
K-Park Training Academy | 1,000 | 3rd |
Forfar Farmington | Forfar | ![]() |
Station Park | 6,777 | 7th |
Glasgow City | Cumbernauld | ![]() |
Broadwood Stadium | 8,086 | 1st |
Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh | ![]() |
Oriam | 1,000 | 1st inSWPL 2 |
Hibernian | Edinburgh | ![]() |
Ainslie Park | 3,000 | 2nd |
Motherwell | Airdrie | ![]() |
Excelsior Stadium | 10,101 | 6th |
Rangers | Milngavie | ![]() |
Rangers Training Centre | 500 | 4th |
Spartans | Edinburgh | ![]() |
Ainslie Park | 3,000 | 5th |
Source: [15]
Team | Location | Head coach | Home ground | Capacity | 2019 position |
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Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ![]() ![]() |
Cormack Park | 1st in SWFL 1 North | |
Boroughmuir Thistle | Edinburgh | ![]() |
Meggetland Sports Complex | 1,000 | 5th in SWFL 1 South |
Dundee United | Dundee | ![]() |
Regional Performance Centre | 3rd | |
Glasgow Women | Glasgow | ![]() |
New Tinto Park | 6th | |
Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | ![]() |
New Douglas Park | 6,018 | 2nd |
Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | ![]() |
Rugby Park | 17,889 | 4th |
Partick Thistle | Glasgow | ![]() |
Lochinch | 5th | |
Queen's Park | Glasgow | ![]() |
Lesser Hampden | 1,000 | 4th in SWFL 1 South |
St Johnstone | Perth | ![]() |
McDiarmid Park | 10,696 | 7th |
Stirling University | Stirling | ![]() |
Gannochy Sports Centre | 1,000 | 8th inSWPL 1 |
Source: [15]
Season | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Glasgow City |
Champions League | Glasgow City Celtic |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 344 (4.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lizzie Arnot (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Rangers 11–0 Forfar Farmington (25 April 2021) |
Biggest away win | Heart of Midlothian 0–10 Celtic (1 November 2020) |
Highest scoring | Rangers 11–0 Forfar Farmington (25 April 2021) |
Longest winning run | Seven games: Glasgow City |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games: Glasgow City |
Longest winless run | 11 games: Forfar Farmington |
Longest losing run | 10 games: Forfar Farmington |
← 2020 2021–22 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Glasgow City (C) | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 16 | +61 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
2 | Celtic | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 12 | +64 | 53 | |
3 | Rangers | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 10 | +66 | 48 | |
4 | Hibernian | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 29 | |
5 | Spartans | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 29 | |
6 | Motherwell | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 78 | −60 | 12 | |
7 | Forfar Farmington | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 90 | −73 | 11 | Withdrew from SWPL after season[14] |
8 | Heart of Midlothian | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 69 | −60 | 8 |
Champions and UEFA Champions League first round | |
UEFA Champions League first round |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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Glasgow City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Celtic | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Rangers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Hibernian | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Spartans | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Motherwell | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Forfar Farmington | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Heart of Midlothian | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Matches 1 to 14[edit]
Source: [16] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Matches 15 to 21[edit]
Source: [16] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Season | 2020–21 |
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Matches played | 92 |
Goals scored | 350 (3.8 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bayley Hutchison (5 goals)[needs update] |
Biggest home win | Hamilton Academical 8–0 Stirling University (29 November 2020) |
Biggest away win | Boroughmuir Thistle 0–9 Aberdeen (25 October 2020) |
Highest scoring | Boroughmuir Thistle 0–9 Aberdeen (25 October 2020) Aberdeen 8–1 St Johnstone (10 November 2020) |
Longest winning run | Six games: Aberdeen[needs update] |
Longest unbeaten run | Six games: Aberdeen Dundee United |
Longest winless run | 11 games: Stirling University |
Longest losing run | Six games: Stirling University |
← 2020 2021–22 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Aberdeen | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 18 | +58 | 48 | Promotion to SWPL 1 |
2 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 38 | |
3 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 35 | Later promoted to SWPL 1[14] |
4 | Dundee United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 34 | |
5 | St Johnstone | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 25 | |
6 | Glasgow Women | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 20 | |
7 | Queen's Park | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 14 | |
8 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 22 | |
9 | Boroughmuir Thistle | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 15 | |
10 | Stirling University | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 64 | −47 | 9 | ToSWPL play-offs (cancelled) |
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Promotion to 2021–22 SWPL 1 | |
Qualification for the play-offs |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Aberdeen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Hamilton Academical | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Partick Thistle | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Dundee United | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
St Johnstone | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
Glasgow Women | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Queen's Park | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
Kilmarnock | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
Boroughmuir Thistle | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
Stirling University | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Home \ Away | ABE | BOR | DUN | GLW | HAM | KIL | PAR | QPA | STJ | STI |
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Aberdeen | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 8–1 | 7–0 | |||||
Boroughmuir Thistle | 0–9 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | ||||
Dundee United | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |||||
Glasgow Women | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | |||||
Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 8–0 | |||||
Kilmarnock | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3[a] | 1–2 | 2–1 | |||
Partick Thistle | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | ||||
Queen's Park | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |||
St Johnstone | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | ||||
Stirling University | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
SWPL 1[edit]
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SWPL 2[edit]
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No. | Player | For | Against | Date | Score | Ref |
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1 | ![]() |
Rangers | Heart of Midlothian | 18 October 2020 | 5–1 | [19] |
2 | ![]() |
Glasgow City | Forfar Farmington | 1 November 2020 | 8–1 | [20] |
3 | ![]() |
Forfar Farmington | Heart of Midlothian | 8 November 2020 | 3–0 | [21] |
No. | Player | For | Against | Date | Score | Ref |
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1 | ![]() |
Aberdeen | Boroughmuir Thistle | 25 October 2020 | 9–0 | [22] |
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